Question

Katherine wants to investigate if the time of day a plant is watered affects the growth of the plant. She hypothesizes that a plant watered in the morning will grow faster than a plant watered at other times of the day.. . Identify the specific independent and dependent variables that will be involved in an experiment to test this hypothesis.. . List at least five variables that should be controlled during the experiment. For each variable identified, give a specific suggestion for how it can be controlled during the experiment.

Answer 1

 Independent variable: Time plants are watered (ex. 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm, 12am) 
Dependent variable: growth of the plant 
Controlled variable: 1. same type plants, 2. same amount of sunlight, 3. same type of dirt, 4. same type of water, 5. same amount of water (each are self explanatory of how to control)